Nigeria’s Silver and Bronze medallist Ese Brume reached the final of the Women’s Long Jump event at the World Athletics Championships, tagged Budapest 2023, hitting a second round attempt of 6.72m for a safe pass into the final.
Although it took a while for her to warm into the competition and she was 4th in the Group A pool, which was led by Tara Davis-Woodhall and Marthe Koala with first-round attempts of 6.87m and 6.84m, Brume has indicated that she will be on the line for Gold when the final kicks off on Sunday afternoon.
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Team Nigeria athlete Ruth Usoro was also in action in the qualifying rounds of the women’s Long Jump at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary.
Usoro, who was a finalist at last year’s World Athletics Championships, narrowly missed out on making the final in Budapest.
She was in the 12th and final qualifying spot with a mark of 6.60m, only to be tipped off the standings by Fatima Diame, who jumped 6.61m in her last attempt.